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Kalka, Shiva
CM🇸🇷FIDE 8201749· Male· Suriname· Born in 2001
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Shiva Kalka, a 25-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1852 — just 11 short of his peak of 1863 (Apr 2025, age 24). He is currently in the 1850–1900 range. 22 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearance: Open Kwalificatie 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapid NK Masters 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz NK Masters 2026) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached #8 nationally in Aug 2022 and has been in top 10 for 27 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1748·Blz1812
All-time high
1863
−11 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 24
Apr 2025 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,771
#60,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Aug 2024
National top 10 since Aug 2024
Career timeline
17 entries2026
27 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Aug 2022
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1863
at age 24 · −11 from today
Apr 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 23
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #8
at age 21 · rated 1744
Aug 2022
2020
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1702
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1835 → 1852
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
2W7D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1897 | +17.4 |
Rankings
/
Suriname
#10
out of 67 players
Americas
#6,833
in continent
World
#60,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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